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DISCUS-2B — Schempp-hirth DISCUS-2B

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B
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Year
Owner
Schempp-hirth
Last seen
MTOW
600 kg
Range
0 nm
Seats
1
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Schempp-hirth · DISCUS-2B
Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built
71
Active
32
Origin
DE
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants

Per-variant specifications

VariantEngineMTOWRangeCruisePax
DISC
DISC
600 kg1
GLID
GLID
Same family

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Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS G17CE · 1 · issued 2009-10-20

The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS G17CE), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.

Read the TCDS (PDF) →
Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
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Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2Bmarket & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

25 yearsmedian age

Of the 45 registered Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B with a known build year (63% of the 71 we track), the median age is 25 years.